Well, my games of Ebay Roulette came back to bite me last night.
My low ball bid on a seemingly excellent Zeiss Option 50/1.5 Sonnar wasn't low enough.
Now what should I do? :angel:
My low ball bid on a seemingly excellent Zeiss Option 50/1.5 Sonnar wasn't low enough.
Now what should I do? :angel:
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
You and your playful bids, Ralph... 
The come and bite you in the back! That's how by following your example I once won an Elmarit 135/2.8 with an engraved barrel. $40 later it's in my bag, with goggles corrected and working very well.
What happened to the ten bucks in your account? Wasn't it last week? Or was it two?
Anyway... you seem to have a gift at these things. I'd get the lens, enjoy it and later sell it here. How's that?
The come and bite you in the back! That's how by following your example I once won an Elmarit 135/2.8 with an engraved barrel. $40 later it's in my bag, with goggles corrected and working very well.What happened to the ten bucks in your account? Wasn't it last week? Or was it two?
Anyway... you seem to have a gift at these things. I'd get the lens, enjoy it and later sell it here. How's that?
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Good point, the $10 is still in my paypal account so that is bonus.
The lens is CRF mount, I may have to keep it.
I am thinking with a shoe box, duct tape I can fashion up a decent little body for it.
The lens is CRF mount, I may have to keep it.
I am thinking with a shoe box, duct tape I can fashion up a decent little body for it.
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rent it out to the contax/kiev users.
could be a whole new enterprise.
joe
could be a whole new enterprise.
joe
Get a Kiev to use it on.
It is a fine lens. It makes for a great existing light portrait lens. I keep mine on a Nikon S2.
You can always sell it here!
It is a fine lens. It makes for a great existing light portrait lens. I keep mine on a Nikon S2.
You can always sell it here!
pssst,
I am #58 on Henry Scherer's list.
I am #58 on Henry Scherer's list.
FrankS
Registered User
Congrats, Ralph! I'm #42. Brett's on the list too.
I wonder who else from RFF is on Scherer's list?
I wonder who else from RFF is on Scherer's list?
Now I have to go look....
dexdog
Veteran
currently holding steady at #13.
I don't plan on getting a Contax in my hands until 2007.
FrankS
Registered User
I am hoping to have a newly refurbished Contax IIa CD with f2 Sonnar brighten a cold Canadian Winter. Okay, at least arrive before Summer.
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
Scherer's List?
Sounds like Schindler's... But I know it has nothing to do with it.
Is it for a ZI?
Sounds like Schindler's...
But I know it has nothing to do with it. Is it for a ZI?
dexdog
Veteran
no, it is the waiting list for service by Contax repair ace Henry Scherer, of zeisscamera.com
dexdog
dexdog
cp_ste.croix
At the beginning again.
Ralph, If you want to get rid of it, I'll be buying a Kiev soon and might be able to find a home for it...
ZeissFan
Veteran
You know, you could save yourself incredible time and $$$ and just do the work yourself. The IIa isn't that complex of a camera, no matter what people say.
I'm No. 3 of my list (an anniversary IIa), waiting behind a Vito III and a National Graflex Series II that now needs a shutter curtain replacement.
I'm No. 3 of my list (an anniversary IIa), waiting behind a Vito III and a National Graflex Series II that now needs a shutter curtain replacement.
RObert Budding
D'oh!
I'll be selling my Scherer-serviced Contax IIIa soon - I need to fund my latest GAS attack (Bronica RF645). The Contax is in wonderful condition and even has a new light meter cell. Before I sell it, though, I'm sending it back to Henry to fix one of the support lugs - it wiggles slightly. He said it's a very quick fix and won't take long. One other fix I'm about to have done - SK Grimes is going to clean up the threads a bit on the front of my 50/15 Sonnar so that filters go on a bit more smoothly.
I must be crazy fixing these little things on a camera that I will sell soon. Oh well, I really have enjoyed the camera!
Robert
I must be crazy fixing these little things on a camera that I will sell soon. Oh well, I really have enjoyed the camera!
Robert
JoeFriday
Agent Provacateur
rover said:
what's a Zeiss Option?
I'm #55 on The List with my IIa and 50/1.5 Sonnar.. it's an outstanding lens, rover.. right up there with a DR Summicron, IMO.. get a Kiev 4a for it and see for yourself
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Honu-Hugger
Well-known
Henry has a IIa of mine -- I must be near the end of the list for this one.FrankS said:
RObert Budding said:
I may kill myself for asking, but....when you are ready to sell, let me know how much you would like for it. I actually had thoughts of picking up a beater IIIa to play with for now. When my IIa arrived from Henry I was going to send in the IIIa.
I like the buying program he offers because financially I can bit off the bill in little pieces.
JoeFriday said:what's a Zeiss Option?
I'm #55 on The List with my IIa and 50/1.5 Sonnar.. it's an outstanding lens, rover.. right up there with a DR Summicron, IMO.. get a Kiev 4a for it and see for yourself
Zeiss Option is the marking of a post war West German Zeiss lens. Blah, blah, blah, long story, East vs West Germany, yadda, yadda, yadda.
East German lenses are marked Carl Zeiss Jena.
And yes, I am considering a Kiev too.